Game appaeatus



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 O B ASKE GAME APPARATUS.

N0.-604,'650. Patented May 24, 1898.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. U B ASKE GAME APPARATUS.

Patented May 24 I I i WITNESSES llnirrnn fira'rns l arnn'r Orricn.

CHARLES B. ASKE, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALF TO EDIVARD A. FORSYTHE, OF SAME PLACE.

GAME APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 604,650, dated May 24, 1898. Application filed October 7, 1897. Eerial No. 654,435. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. AsKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in IQ the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in game apparatus; and it consists in means for holding the flags and soldiers of various na- I 5 tions and providing an indicator adapted to be operated in connection therewith, and also a means for shooting a projectile against the said indicating means for capturing the soldiers or flags of the nations represented.

It also consists in certain other novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a top plan View of my game apparatus in position for playing. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents a detail view of the shooting mechanism detached from the casing of the game apparatus,

0 and Fig. 4. represents a detail view of the indicating-target apparatus.

A in the drawings represents a suitable box or casing for my improved game apparatus, B a target, and O a shooting mechanism.

5 In constructing my improved game appa-.

ratus I prefer to arrange the inclosing casing A in such a manner that the parts may be inclosed within the same when not in use, the cover or lid being adapted to completely close 0 the box when shut. I also utilize the cover as part of the game apparatus, and in order to support the said cover a horizontally when in an open position I provide a hinged bracket, as a, secured to the casingAupon one side, 5 preferably by means of hinges, so that the bracket when not in use may be folded against the side of the box out of the way. When in this folded position, it may be so held by means of an elastic or other suitable means, if desired. When the cover is open for use, the bracket a is extended from the side of the casing and supports the cover in the desired position. Upon the inner surface of the cover are arranged indications and marks which form a part of the game, the said cover with the marks thereon forming a game-counter. The game is particularly intended to represent a war between nations, and in carrying out this plan the counter or lid to is provided with marks orconfigurations representing the territory belonging to the various nations. As illustrated in the drawings, I have represented this territory in the form of circular diagrams, as at a In each territory or domain the central space a is considered as the capital of the government owning the territory and is marked by letters or a coat of arms or colors, so that each government represented maybe readily distinguished. Outer circles, as a a concentric with the central cir- 7o cle aiindicate further territory of each nation. These outer circles are divided by means of straight lines into radial fields, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. In each territory or domain the inner series of radiating fields are lettered with the name or initial or are illuminated with the arms or colors of the several nations represented in the game. The outer or peripheral series of radiating fields represent prisons for the captured sol- 8o diers or flags of other nations and are provided with apertures to hold in position therein captured flags or soldiers of the nation whose name or colors are indicated on the interior radiating fields. One of the fields or domains is preferably set apart as an international hospital, the central one illustrated in the drawings being preferably used for that purpose. The radiating fields are arranged in the same manner as the other ones, and the central circle is marked so as to indicate the hospital either by the word or other suitable mark. The apertures to hold the soldiers or flags may be marked with letters, as S and F, if desired, to indicate which one is in- 5 tended for the flag or the soldier.

In order to further adapt the casing A for the game to be played, the end portions of the said box are provided with segmental openings, as a a the said openings being preferably semicircular. In order to close these openings when the lid of the box is shut,

sire to have it.

corresponding semicircular pieces a a are secured to the lid and fit in the said openings when the lid is closed. In one of the said apertures or segmental openings at the target apparatus Bis mounted. This apparatus consists in a vertical standard I), upon which is secured, about centrally thereof, a horizontal disk, as Z). The upper surface of this disk is marked with radial lines, so as to indicate fields corresponding in number and designation to the nations represented in the game, each of said fields 12 being provided with a space in which a national flag and a national soldier of the said nation maybe removably placed. The soldiers b are preferably models of soldiers in national dress and may be provided with a sharp point to engage an aperture in the field which they are to occupy. The flags b are preferably provided with sharpened flagstaffs adapted to engage the openings or apertures in the flagfields, and each flag is marked either with the colors or the name of the country to which it belongs. Arevolving rim, as b, is also mounted upon the vertical standard Z) at right angles to the horizontal disk I). The rim b is loosely mounted on the said standard, so that it may be free to revolve about the horizontal disk and is provided with a target or closed'portion, as 5 against which it is designed to shoot the projectiles. The rim is also provided with an indicator or pointer, as N, which is adapted to indicate the flag or soldier of the nation which has been captured, as will be hereinafter further described. The standard I) is removably placed in an aperture in the lower portion of the segmental opening a, so that it may be readily put into position for playing or taken out when desired to pack the game in the box. In playing the game any suitable shooting mechanism may be employed; but I prefer to use a small cannon, as shown in the drawings. This cannon may be of any ordinary construction and provided with an internal plunger operated by a spring or other means. The cannon O is mounted upon a suitable carriage, as 0, consisting of a fiat piece provided with a central opening, as 0. About centrally of the carriage a bearing-bar c is mounted, and the cannon is pivotally mounted to the said bearing-bar, so as to slide longitudinally thereof. The carriage c is preferably made square and is adapted to be set into the end of the box opposite to the target, the said boX being provided with cleats, as a a to hold the said carriage in proper position. By making the carriage square it may be so placed in position that the bearing-rod of the cannon may be arranged horizontally or vertically, according as the player may de- In this way either a horizontal or vertical movement of the cannon may be obtained at will. Aprojectile of suitable size and Weight is preferably secured to the bearing-bar of the carriage by means of a cord, so that it will not become lost, care being taken to make the cord long enough to permit the projectile to travel the required distance from the cannon.

In playing a game with this apparatus different rules may be formulated, as may be desired.

Very desirable rules for playing the game are as follows: A number of persons corresponding to the number of nations in the game should play alternately. A player inserts the projectile in the cannon and attempts to hit the targetportion b. If he succeeds, this will cause the rim b to revolve. When the revolving rim stops, the indicator b will point to the field of one of the nations indicated on the disk 12 and either to a flag or soldier thereon. If to the flag, the flag is captured and is placed in the proper position on the lid a in the victors country or territory. If the indicator points to the soldier, the soldier is similarly disposed of. the flag and the soldier of one nation are both captured, the player representing that nation is out of the game and the last nation represented on the disk 1) is the winner of the game. If after a shot the indicator points to the players own field and to either his own soldier or fiag, then that soldier or flag, as the case may be, goes to the international hospital and the player is out of the game, but continues to shoot in turn until he has restored his flag or soldier, or both, to the field by again stopping the indicator opposite his own field upon the disk 6. Although he may shoot for the purpose of such restoration, he cannot capture an enemy until he is again represented by flag or soldier on the disk I). In case the flag goes to the hospital it represents a general. So, also, in case France has captured English and German enemies and the United States captures a French flag or soldier then the United States may be allowed to take all the English and German prisoners which France had and may recover any of her own prisoners which France might have possessed.

When the game is not being played, the target may be removed from the aperture a and placed in the box, as also the cannon-carriage, and the box may then be closed and set aside until desired again.

It will be apparent that this game may be rendered not only entertaining, but instructive as well.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a game apparatus, the combination of a suitable casing, a target mounted therein, means for shooting said target, a cover for said casing having an indiced counter there on consisting of-inclosed spaces representing the territories of different nations, each inclosed space having an inner space which is subdivided, each subdivision representing a nation represented in the game, and an outer subdivided space provided with pin holes adapted to receive and hold markers repre- When ICC

the casing when the game is not being used and means on the cover for closing the said apertures in the casing, substantially as described.

3. In a game apparatus, the combination with a suitable casing, of a target adapted to be mounted therein, said target comprising a disk having soldiers or flags removably mounted thereon, a revolving rim surrounding the said disk and adapted to indicate the flag or soldier captured and a mechanism for throwing a projectile against said target for revolving it, substantially as described.

4. In a game apparatus, the combination with a suitable casing, of a target adapted to be mounted therein comprising a Vertical standard, a disk mounted thereon having suitable indicating means upon the same, a revolving rim also mounted on said standard, a target portion mounted on the said rim and an indicator adapted to operate inconnection with the indications upon the said disk and means for forcing a projectile against the said target, substantially as described.

5. In a game apparatus, the combination of a suitable casing having apertures in the sides thereof, a removable target mechanism adapted to be set up in one of said apertures and a gun-carriage adapted to be set up in the other aperture whereby the parts will be held in suitable playing position, substantially as described.

6. In a game apparatus, the combination with a suitable casing of a target mounted therein, a removable gun-carriage, having a plurality of engaging portions, disposed at right angles to each other, a cannon, pivotally and slidably mounted therein, and retaining means in said boX for holding the said gun-carriage in position, the construction being such that the carriage may be placed in position upon different edges so that the gun may have a horizontal or vertical sliding movement, substantially as described.

7. In a game apparatus, the combination with a suitable casing of a target having a disk provided with spaces forthe representative flags and soldiers of different nations, a counter having spaces representing the territory of different nations, a target provided with an indicator for designating the flag or soldier of the nation which may be captured, the construction being such that the captured flag or soldier may be placed in the prison of the victorious nation upon the counter, substantially as described.

8. In a game apparatus, the combination with a suitable casing of a target mounted therein having a revolving rim portion, a projectile receiving portion mounted thereon and an indicator secured to the said rim, a disk also mounted on the said target and pro vided with fiags and soldiers of different nations, a removable cannon also mounted in the said casing and adapted to force the projectiles against the said target, the construction being such that the revolving rim portion will indicate when it ceases its movement the flag or soldier captured, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. ASKE.

Witnesses:

PERCY M. NASH, JAMES T. WATSON. 

